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==Agency of the Holy Spirit==

==Agency of the Holy Spirit==

[[File:Dove blue background.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|In the Bible, a dove is often a symbol of the Holy Spirit.<ref>[https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/why-is-the-dove-often-a-symbol-for-the-holy-spirit.html Why Is the Dove Often a Symbol for the Holy Spirit?], Christianity.com</ref>]]

 

 

[[File:Dove blue background.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|In the Bible, a dove is often a symbol of the [[Holy Spirit]].<ref>[https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holy-spirit/why-is-the-dove-often-a-symbol-for-the-holy-spirit.html Why Is the Dove Often a Symbol for the Holy Spirit?], Christianity.com</ref>]]

Being an integral part in a well-ordered series, Acts "assumes" its readers know the [[Gospel]]s and itself continues the Gospel narrative. The Four Evangelists close with the account of the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ. <br>

Being an integral part in a well-ordered series, Acts "assumes" its readers know the [[Gospel]]s and itself continues the Gospel narrative. The Four Evangelists close with the account of the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ. <br>

Acts  takes up the narrative here and records events which were evidence of the working of the Holy Spirit, through chosen humans. It is a condensed record of the fulfillment of the promises of Jesus Christ. The Evangelists record Christ's promises which He made to the disciples;

Acts  takes up the narrative here and records events which were evidence of the working of the [[Holy Spirit]], through chosen humans. It is a condensed record of the fulfillment of the promises of Jesus Christ. The Evangelists record Christ's promises which He made to the disciples;

*regarding the establishment of the Church and its mission <ref>Matthew 16:15-20</ref>

*regarding the establishment of the Church and its mission <ref>Matthew 16:15-20</ref>

*the gift of the Holy Spirit <ref>Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17</ref>

*the gift of the Holy Spirit <ref>Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17</ref>